Diana Palace

2 readers found this review helpful

We have just returned from an 11 night holiday at this hotel. Just be careful if you are used to a 4 star hotel particularly with regard to facilities and the food. This is more like a 3 star. The room was basic but fine. The food however was horrendous. The choice was very limited, we really struggled to find anything to eat, and ended up going out for meals. The dining room itself is also basic as were all the facilities. Additionally as we were with Thomas Cook, we had to pay extra for the air conditioning. This was 65 euros, the safe was 35 euros and they would not take a credit card. The location of the hotel was fine, on the main street. Argassi has no beach to speak of (pebbles / shingle) but there are plenty of bars that are on the side of the beach, who have sunbeds in their grounds which are free if you use the facilities. The atmosphere in the resort at night is lovely with plenty of people about. I would go back to Argassi again, but I think next time I would go self catering, as they mostly seemed very clean and tidy and there are many restaurants to choose from.

Just got back. We are 57 years old and the noise of the hotel and the kids in the pool is still ringing in our ears. The hotel was in a great location and very clean. Apart from the toilets. there was never any paper after lunch time and no locks on People wer putng their towels on the sun beds late at night. No way a 4 star Hotel. If we had been aged from 0 to 30 or had a few kids I supplose it would be great. We got back one night at exactly 11 and asked for a coffee and was charged 8 Euro
If we had been at a different resort I think we may have enjoyed it more. Never again at this Hotel.

5 readers found this review helpful

we went on 27 september for 2 weeks 4 adults 3 kids we went self catering we got rooms 407 &408 which were big the had everything you needed for s/c. only downfalls were beds and pillows were to hard.hotel was nice but found food was expensive there . legends was amazing and very cheap also 24/7 was good to and there was a 24hr subway as well and lots of resruraunts . there was one nasty man who was calling us nasty names as we wouldnt go in his reaturaunt to eat it was called palmyra steak house so watch out.staff were friendly as well we would like to say a big hi to rhys who did entertainment he did a good job and he laughed like spongebob to lol my josh who is 8 loved him .my nephew jamie won the title mr diana palace for a week it was so funny the things he had o do to get it we never laughed so much .there a wee train that takes you to zante town it 5 euros for adult and 2 euros for kids we also booked the shipwreck tour as well it cost 20 euros for adults and 10 euros for kids under 14 .nick the rep ws there if you needed him he came in certian days too the beach was nothing to talk about but good selection of shops and the weather ws hot hot hor we had a thunderstorm first week for 1 night .another downfall we had was we had to be out our room for sunday lunch time and our flight wasnt till monday at 6 am so it was a long wait we put our suitcases in a locked room and our bags behing reception our bus came at 3 am on monday morning as soon as we got on it there was another thunderstorm airport is small and very expensive so if looking for a drink go to duty free shop it alot cheaper than snack bar at airport would rate this hotel for families and older people to we all had a greta time

7 readers found this review helpful

Just back from Diana Palace yesterday. There were 4 adults and 1 child in our party. I went to same hotel last year and when i got what i thought was a really good price for all inclusive this year, i jumped at it since my son, his girlfriend and their 2 yr old were coming. We only had dinner on one occassion and lunch on one occassion. Although there was a few days in between the lunch looked like a recycled version of the dinner. After that although my husband had a look each night i didnt venture back to the dinning room as he said it looked the same every night. We were okay eating and drinking out as i just emptied my bank account but i feel sorry for people going with a budget and have no choice but to eat there. Dont get me wrong i feel the price i paid was not much more than most self catering prices, but if your thinking you wont have to take much spending money, think again. The drinks included were also the cheapest of the cheap and not worth getting a bad stomach for.(they didnt even give mythos beer, it was an even cheaper brand that even my son said was vile. And believe me if he cant drink it, it must be bad) The only other rant i have is about the night security guard. Our rooms were very close to reception were he was usually watching tv when we came in. Even speaking very low he would tell us to be quite, one night i gave him a piece of my mind, telling him we were on holiday and since we had a 2 yr old who was uaually sleeping in his pram when we arrived home, we were hardly likely to make noise and wake him up. He then told me "you better speak better to me" I told him where to go and complained about him the next day as we really hadnt been noisy at all. After that he didnt come near. Our holiday really was great, would stay at Diana Palace again although not all inclusive. Please dont be fooled by all inclusive as i know if me and my husband hadnt been with my son, his girlfriend and baby they would have struggled.

7 readers found this review helpful

A very enjoyable holiday, weather was gorgeous for the whole week. The island was beautiful, and the resort of argassi was lovely. All the staff were very friendly, and i met a lot of people out there. My room was good, double bed with a balcony. Food was ok, not all to my taste but i am a fussy eater, good selection overall. Pool was brilliant lots of sun loungers around so always somewhere to sit. The entertaiment was really good, two guys Rhys and Adam tried to get everyone involved and were really friendly. Always something to get involved with for all ages - from kids to adults. We went all inclusive and would definately recommend it. I had a very enjoyable holiday and would definately return to Diana Palace

1 reader found this review helpful

This was me and my mates 1st holiday away without our parents so we didnt really know what to expect, everyone is soooo firendly the rooms are fine and the pool is loverly i would consider this hotle again it was a really good week, food could be better but there is plently of meals throughout the day

5 readers found this review helpful

The Receptionists are very helpful and book any activities you wish to do. The food is very good and have a variety of different types. The entertainment is very good and i joined in on a couple of them, the Greek night is very good fun as is the Karaoke. Thereis only two small failures, which are; The pool is quite deep for youngsters, and people come round trying to sell things. There is a smaller pool for the younger ones, so that isn't so bad. I have informed the hotel about the people in which try to sell you things and they said that they will take that on board. The rooms are excelent and the maids are very good and take alot of time in doing the rooms. the beach is very close and a nice 2-3 minute walk. There are alot of gift shops that you can pop into on your way to the beach. On the Thursday we went on a turtle trip which one of the receptionists told us about and sour a lot of them, about 10 - it wasgood fun. We went Allinclusive and the food was excelent!!!
It is a brilliant place to go and I would recomend it to any body.

3 readers found this review helpful

this is your usual run of the mill greek hotel which is more of a spanish 3star than 4star.the food isnt 2bad if not a bit boring&quite repetative.anybody staying with children should b warned that the food choices are not made with children in mind&we seen alot of children really struggling 2 find a food they liked.the hotel also doesnt seem 2have any sort of nightly entertainment program so again keeping children entertained could b a big problem.i dont want 2 scare anybody from this hotel as my partner&i had a great week in argassi but if u dont expect 2much then you wont b disappointed.i would greatly recommend t free bus in2 st nicholas beach from outside the hotel as we had a great day out.we also hired a quad from a little shop just down the road from the front of the hotel&had a great time driving 2 laganus&kalamaki beach.overall both my partner&i had a great week in argassi&met some really nice friendly people,the hotel isnt as bad as what some people try 2make out so just go&enjoy your holiday.oh yes i nearly forgot 2 mention that everything seems so expensive now!!!!

2 readers found this review helpful

We stayed at diana palace for two weeks self catering intailly. we read many reviews about the hotel and were quite worried about it. when we arrived it was lovely, it was clean and tidy and nicely presented.As we did go the first week in the season things were still starting to open up, so we were a bit rescrited to where to eat. The respionist told us she do us a special deal on staying all inclusive and said shed do at 28 euros a day, which me and partner thought was very good as we were easily spending that in a day with drinks as well. The all inclusive food is eatable but theres not much choice, we only done it for 5 days and were glad at the end of the 5 days to go self catering, and more things were starting to open up. Try legends for a cheap english meal it was great. theres loads tto do at argassi and we defently dident get bored in the two weeks we were there. PLease dont listen to any bad reviews about the hotel, its no where near like what they say.

3 readers found this review helpful

because i am an 18 year old girl, i would rather stay in laganas which i have booked with my friends for summer 09, as it is more club 18-30 than argassi, but if you want the joys of clubs/bars on your doorstep but at the same time quite a family atmosphere then diana palace is for you. i stayed in diana palace in august 08 with the family, and it had something to offer for everyone of us.
apartments were clean, spacious, nothing to moan about at all, just your typical greek apartment. i have to warn you dont jump from one bed to the other , it slid and i ended up on my bum haha. balcony was facing a little waterfall feature towards to back of the hotel, quite pretty. the hotel is well placed, 'the factory' club is just outside main entrance so if you want a quiet stay try to get a room away from the front area. pool area really clean and tidy, always lilos there you can use. food from restaurant really nice, would recomend it. staff really nice, the man on the reception bar is quite a flirt to the young girls! i recomend magic mushroom bar/club, livens up about 1 o clock and stays open to early hours.
the beach isnt really much of a beach, some parts are nice but you cant really walk along it without walking across hard stones!
on the other hand there is a ruin on the beach which is quite pretty and many bars on the beach.
met some lovely people there, locals very.. sometimes overly friendly. over all it is a great place to go, for both families and a girly get away. its good having both family friendly features and pubs and clubs on your doorstep.
definatly reccommend!!